Advocacy Alert MASSCreative is seeking folks to sign onto a THANK YOU letter to the House of Representatives for their strong budget for the Agency. Deadline to sign is this Friday at noon. Seeking Nominations On February 14, 2024 a permanent bust of African American orator, writer, abolitionist, … [Read More...]
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Announcing 385 Grants to Artists and Creatives
Mass Cultural Council believes that creativity is a vital part of a thriving society. We are honored to announce 385 grants of $5,000 each to artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Grants for Creative … [Read More...]
Artist Opportunities Welcomes Spring With Open Arms
Lowell Artists Assets for Artists is currently accepting applications for the Lowell Capacity Building Program. This special Capacity-Building Program for 10 Lowell artists, in collaboration with Mosaic Lowell, pairs an unrestricted micro-grant of … [Read More...]
Sunblock Artist Opportunities
BIPOC Community Assessment for LGBTQIA+ Center Survey BIPOC individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+ to help guide the creation of this resource center. Take the BIPOC Resource Center survey. Creative Partners Wanted SeniorU, an organization that … [Read More...]
Garden of Artist Opportunities
Of Note: MASSCreative is holding its inaugural Creative Advocacy Institute on Friday, May 17th from 9:30 AM to 5 PM at Merrimack Repertory Theatre and UTEC in Lowell, Massachusetts. The Creative Advocacy Institute is a statewide convening for the … [Read More...]
A-Tisket A-Tasket Artist Opportunities
Of Note: MassReconnect offers Free Community College for Students 25 years or older. Learn more. Call For Food And Arts Vendors The 2024 Cambridge Arts River Festival is currently accepting applications. Food and arts vendors are invited to apply … [Read More...]
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Funding for Massachusetts Artists and Culture Bearers
Nayana LaFond (Grantee '23), ANONYMOUS, WOMAN OF THE WHITE BUFFALO, from the PORTRAITS IN RED series, acrylic on canvas, 24x36 in. You're a Massachusetts artist or culture bearer, and you're looking for … [Read More...]
Fundamentals of Applying for Grants
You, too, can craft grant applications that soar. This article is adapted from a presentation at the TransCultural Exchange Conference in Boston, November 4, 2022. It covers the fundamentals of applying for grants as … [Read More...]
Crowdfunding and Membership Platforms as an Artist
Let's say you have an in-progress creative project (a film, music album, graphic novel, etc.) and you want funding so you can realize your vision. Or let's say you have a steady output of work (a bi-weekly publication … [Read More...]
Captioning Your Videos
If you've made a video but haven't added captions, have you really said enough? You've created a video. It could be a work of art itself, or a documentation of another work (a dance or interactive installation, for … [Read More...]
Art in Response to Art
It can be a slow burn or a lightning strike: the spark of an idea for a new work of art. Sometimes it starts when one artist experiences another artist's work, a journey as audience that leads to an exploration as … [Read More...]